Funding for this research was provided by:
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Emerging Projects Fund
McCain Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Innovation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant (RGPIN-2021-03164, RGPIN-2021-03164, RGPIN-2021-03164)
Article History
Received: 24 December 2024
Revised: 15 September 2025
Accepted: 20 September 2025
First Online: 3 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of New Brunswick and has been assigned the file number REB #2019-055.
: The authors declare no competing interests.